Geographic Location of Palayankottai (Melpathi)

The village Palayankottai (Melpathi) is located in Srimushnam Taluk of Cuddalore District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Palayankottai(melpathi) Gram Panchayat. It comes under Keerapalayam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Varadarajanpettai, which is about 6 kilometers away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

Travel and Communication for Palayankottai (Melpathi)

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palayankottai (Melpathi),
Cuddalore,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 608701

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palayankottai (Melpathi)

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A brief summary of available data for Palayankottai (Melpathi) is given below:

Social Structure of Palayankottai (Melpathi)

As per available data from the year 2009, 1871 persons live in 429 house holds in the village Palayankottai (Melpathi). There are 899 female individuals and 972 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.05% and males constitute 51.95% of the total population.

There are 4 scheduled tribes persons of which 2 are females and 2 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.21% of the total population.

Population density of Palayankottai (Melpathi) is 226.23 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palayankottai (Melpathi)

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Total area of Palayankottai (Melpathi) is 827.03 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 700.71 ha. About 666.76 ha is un-irrigated area. About 33.95 ha is irrigated area. About 33.95 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 92.04 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 24.78 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.01 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.49 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Palayankottai (Melpathi)

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a government primary school in the village Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a government middle school in the village Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a government secondary school in the village Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Vadakkupalayam, which is less than 5 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

Colleges in Palayankottai (Melpathi)

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Kozhai, which is 5-10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Nattarmangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Annamalai Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Srimushnam, which is 5-10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Nattarmangalam, which is more than 10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

Other Educational Facilities in Palayankottai (Melpathi)

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Palayankottai(kilpathi), which is less than 5 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Chidambaram, which is more than 10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

Healthcare Facilities in Palayankottai (Melpathi)

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

There is no mobile health centre in the village Palayankottai (Melpathi) or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Palayankottai (Melpathi).

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